Shadows on the wall of her cave. Clouds drifted by from the east, from the garden. She spat at them, she spat at the garden and cursed the place and all that lived in it.

" Man!", she cried out, " I shall have my revenge..."

She stepped away from the sunlight and sat down in the darkness. She hated him! He should have come after her, but instead he had cursed her; If it wasn't for the angel, she wouldn't have lasted longer than a few days.

She crept into a corner and cursed the one she was created for.

" Night?"

His voice was sweet and strong, and when she looked up, she saw his him against the entrance of the cave, a slender, yet muscular silhouette. He folded his wings and entered. Night crouched towards him and clenched his calves. She pressed her lips against his feet and wept.

" Save some of that for what is still to come, for they have only just learned what suffering is. They wished knowledge of good and evil? So they shall have it."

" Oh", Night cried out," Vengeance is sweet!"

" Vengeance is neither sweet, nor bitter. Man should not have taken my place, but now that he did, he too has fallen..."

" And he cursed me!"

" And now doom is brought upon him by the one who took your place. Her sin shall be upon his tribe. Did you ever bring him such suffering, Night?"

" Will he come back to me?"

" No..."

" And will the curse be lifted off me?"

" No... But you shall have his eldest son and be dreaded by the woman's daughters."

" But the curse..."

" He shall reap what he sowed. The woman's daughters shall fear you."

" And his sons?"

" You shall have of them what Man refused you. Your vengeance will be complete..."

" And yours?"

" They will learn about good and evil... Eventually."